130 Discussion of Industries 
parts of machines that are made largely of metal. It is impos- 
sible to obtain complete data from the innumerable machine 
works that use small amounts of wood. Unless the establish- 
ment buys as much as a carload during a season it can scarcely 
be called a wood-using plant; yet the aggregate of consump- 
tion by machine shops and foundries, and general metal-manu- 
facturing industries, would doubtless be many times the total 
reported in Table 37. 
The principal items reported come from manufacturers of 
road-building machinery, ice and coal-handling machinery, 
hoists and cranes, looms, rice and coffee machinery, wood- 
sawing and wood-working machinery and tractors. Some 
kinds of machinery require but a small amount of wood, while 
others use considerable quantities. 
Sugar maple, as in 1912, is still the leading wood in machine 
construction, though only half as much is used now as for- 
merly. Hemlock, which in 1912 took second place, is today in 
ninth place at a cost of $50.00. Seven years ago it cost $15.55. 
Yellow poplar, formerly in third place, is now in second place. 
White pine formerly in sixth place is now third. The first 
report listed red oak, hickory, and cottonwood. In 1919 they 
were not reported and chestnut appears as a new wood. This 
slight change in species shows a marked stability in the pre- 
ferences of the industry. 
The total amount consumed decreased from 4,555,900 feet 
to 1,779,000 feet, while the average price increased from 
$34.37 to $53.76, which is not a remarkable rise compared 
with other industries. More of the raw material came from 
without the State than from New York, while in 1912 nearly 
twice as much was home-grown as was imported from other 
states. The only species reported which cannot be grown in 
New York are southern yellow pine and cypress. The stock 
used in this industry is mostly for heavy work, with thicknesses 
from 1 inch to 8 inches and upward. 
